Ian Stern QC, representing Duffy, told the court his client's action had 'no consequences' in Mr Ebrahimi's death, adding: 'He has lost his good character, his employment and a significant financial sum for him and his family.

'He is a broken man and he will not work obviously in the areas in which he has hitherto worked and the public will be all the more poorer for that.'

Michael Borrelli QC, for Passmore - a former soldier - said his client was the carer for his elderly mother and stepfather and suffered from low IQ and memory problems.

TIMELINE WHICH LEAD TO TRAGEDY

July 11: Bijan Ebrahimi dialled 999 and reported that neighbour Lee James had come into his flat and head-butted him.

When PCs Leanne Winter, and Helen Harris arrived, James was crying with anger and frothing at the mouth.

PCs Winter and Harris arrested Mr Ebrahimi for an alleged breach of the peace.

As he was led away from his home, the crowd cheered, clapped and shouted 'paedophile'.

July 12: Mr Ebrahimi was released from custody. He made 12 calls to police non-emergency number 101.

He was informed that PC Kevin Duffy, his local beat manager, would visit him.

PC Duffy refused to speak to him and said he would call Mr Ebrahimi back at his own convenience.

The officer asked PCSO Passmore to conduct a 'bit of a foot patrol' around the area, which went on for about two to three minutes.

July 14: Just after 1am, witnesses saw James repeatedly stamp on Mr Ebrahimi's head with his right foot. His body was later burned.

During their seven-week trial, jurors heard how Mr Ebrahimi dialled 999 to report that Lee James had come into his flat and headbutted him.

James wrongly believed that Mr Ebrahimi had filmed his young children, when he had actually been gathering evidence of anti-social behaviour.

When police arrived at the scene they found a mob outside the refugee's home, while James shouted: 'Paedo! I'm going to f****** kill you.'

Instead of dealing with the vigilantes, police arrested Mr Ebrahimi for breaching the peace and held him in the cells overnight.

After he was released, he made 12 calls to the non-emergency number 101 and was told that Duffy would visit him but refused to speak to him on the phone.

Mr Ebrahimi told one officer: 'My life is in danger. Right now a few of my neighbours are outside and shouting and calling me a paedophile. I need to see PC Duffy.'

Duffy told a supervisor: 'He should be told in no uncertain terms that I will speak to him at my convenience. It's Mr Bijan Ebrahimi. He's well known to me and I won't be taking any calls from him.'

He asked Passmore to conduct a 'bit of a foot patrol' around Mr Ebrahimi's home at about 8.40pm.

Passmore later told murder detectives that he had spent 40 minutes on foot patrol on the estate and a further 20 minutes on the adjoining streets.

The jury convicted him of lying about this, accepting the prosecution's allegation that he simply drove up and down in his police car for just two to three minutes.

Mr Ebrahimi was murdered three days after his arrest, and just an hour after his final call to police.

Witnesses saw James repeatedly stamp on Mr Ebrahimi's head before setting him alight at 1.35am with neighbour Stephen Norley.

Neighbours: Lee James (left) was jailed for life for the murder, while Stephen Norley (right), who lived next door, was sentenced to four years in prison for assisting an offender

James was jailed for life for the murder, while Norley was sentenced to four years in prison for assisting an offender.

PCs Leanne Winter, 38, and Helen Harris, 40, were acquitted of misconduct in a public office during the same trial as Duffy and Passmore.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is expected to publish its investigation findings into Mr Ebrahimi's death at the conclusion of all disciplinary proceedings.

In a statement today, Avon and Somerset Police said: 'Firstly, it is important to acknowledge that at the heart of this case is Bijan Ebrahimi's family who have had to endure protracted legal and procedural processes. They have done this with the utmost dignity and composure.

'Our sole aim is to fully understand the circumstances around Mr Ebrahimi's treatment by our police officers and staff in the days leading up to his murder.

'We are at the beginning of a series of misconduct hearings and meetings involving 15 members of staff and officers.

'It's crucial that these disciplinary proceedings are allowed to progress to their final conclusion without prejudice now that the criminal case has come to an end.

'As a consequence, we're unable to comment any further to avoid any prejudice to the disciplinary matters.

'The gross misconduct hearings involving police officers will be held in public at Police HQ in Portishead in line with national guidance, and further details will be published five working days before they are due to begin.'

'No sentence can ever bring our brother back and we as a family have a life sentence to bear,' she said.

'We hope the judge's words today send out a strong message to police officers across the country about the importance of protecting victims and the importance of telling the truth.

'We hope that today's outcome will help other victims and our search for justice continues.'

'I have no intention of taking any calls from Bijan Ebrahimi. I will speak to him at my convenience': Police call logs reveal shocking callousness just hours before vigilante murder

Killed: Bijan Ebrahimi made a string of calls to police before he was murdered by a vigilante neighbour

Here are details of 12 calls Bijan Ebrahimi made to the police on July 12, 2014 - 24 hours before he was brutally murdered near his home in Bristol by a vigilante who wrongly believed he was a paedophile.

Call 1 - 1.28pm: Asks to speak to PC Kevin Duffy. Is told to call back at 2.30pm when PC Duffy is on shift.

Call 2 - 3.02pm: Calls again saying PC Duffy was 'supposed to come to my house'. The handler cannot get hold of PC Duffy, who is on a job. Mr Ebrahimi is advised to call back in 15 minutes.

Call 3 - 3.34pm: Calls back and again the handler cannot get hold of PC Duffy. Mr Ebrahimi is told to call back in 10 minutes.

Call 5 - 6.39pm: Mr Ebrahimi tells the call handler people are calling him a paedophile and making jokes about him being handcuffed. He said six or seven neighbours were outside his door. He is told to lock his windows and doors and that officers will visit him as soon as they can.

Call 6 - 7.05pm: He tells the operator he wishes to speak to PC Duffy as he is expecting him to visit his flat and has a 'mob' outside his door 'insulting him', adding 'my life is in danger'. The operator contacts PC Duffy who replies: 'I have no intention of taking any calls from Bijan Ebrahimi. I will speak to him at my convenience.'

Call 7 - 7.27pm: Mr Ebrahimi calls again and is told PC Duffy is busy and will call when he is available. Mr Ebrahimi says: 'But I told him my life is not safe here. I have to leave as soon as possible.'

Call 8 - 7.32pm: He telephones again and asks to speak to PC Leanne Winter urgently. Mr Ebrahimi tells police: 'I've got a mob behind my door, a few of my neighbours, they are calling me names and I can't go outside the door because I am not safe.'

He is told an officer will visit as soon as possible and the call is a very high priority. The call handler contacts PC Winter.

A colleague at the police station answers, saying: 'Leanne Winter is sat just opposite me, stuffing her face with Pot Noodle at the moment.' PC Winter says she does not want to speak to Mr Ebrahimi as she is busy.

Mr Ebrahimi tells the operator: 'I can't even open the door to let my cat out. What shall I do?'

Call 9 - 8.07pm: Mr Ebrahimi tells police some of his neighbours have left but he still wants to see PC Duffy as he still feels unsafe in his flat and will have to jump out of the window. The call handler contacts PC Duffy who says: 'This is about the fourth or fifth call he has made tonight and trying to get hold of me in particular. I'm not gonna talk to him.'

The officer goes on to call Mr Ebrahimi 'a perpetual liar' and adds: 'I have asked for [PSCO Andrew Passmore] to do a bit of foot patrol near Capgrave Crescent just to make sure everything is quiet and show a bit of presence but that's as much as we're doing for him tonight.'

The operator tells Mr Ebrahimi that PC Duffy will not be visiting him tonight and he can request another unit attends.

Mr Ebrahimi replies: 'Why he keep me here, you know, in the danger area since 2.30pm?' He says he will have to sleep in a park as he does not feel safe.

Call 10 - 8.18pm: Mr Ebrahimi tries to find out the name of an inspector he had spoken to that morning in custody.

Call 11 - 9.37pm: He calls from outside Brislington police station and is still trying to find out the name of the inspector he spoke to. PCSO Passmore is asked to go down to see him but replies: 'He's a bit of a liability so I don't really want to speak to him outside the nick on my own.'

PC Duffy says he has 'no [intention] of seeing Mr Ebrahimi tonight'.

Call 12 - 9.42pm: Mr Ebrahimi remains outside the police station and tells the call handler he is waiting for someone to see him. He is told no one is available and he should go home. Mr Ebrahimi replies: 'I can't go home. I'm not safe there.'

PC Duffy is called again and says: 'I'm sorry, I'm gonna go off on one in a second because I've had repeat calls from this man. I am considering doing this Mr Ebrahimi for harassment if he keeps on calling.'

Asked if he will see Mr Ebrahimi the following day, the officer replies: 'No, I won't be.'